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Oklahoma’s eight counties represented over one third of the 23 counties with over 50 EPA drinking water violations studied from the last 36 years (starting in late 1980 ending through July 3 in 2017) per the US 24/7 Wall St. report. http://247wallst.com/special-report/2017/08/29/counties-with-the-most-contaminated-water/2/. … Continue reading →

The TCEQ has to listen to the public’s ideas when submitting their State Implementation Plan to come into the (inadequate) Ozone 75 ppb compliance set forth in the Clean Air Act. YOU have til’ 2/11/15 to get your comments in, … Continue reading →

Gas well deliquification is needed to keep production up. Here is a job description for a Chesapeake lift plunger maintenance worker… I was hoping they don’t use these “Plunger Lifts” as a report on methane losses concluded that “wells with plunger … Continue reading →

If you did a keyword search and my similar tag words brought you here and think it is unrelated & not applicable to you…wrong….WE ALL DRINK WATER & need to read this and contact our local, state, & federal leaders … Continue reading →

Plans are being finalized to honor Chris Kyle in his untimely death of one of his own people that he was trying to help. In the midst of this tragedy there are opportunities for those to benefit from the media … Continue reading →

DRINKING WATER Safeguards Are Not Preventing Contamination From Injected Oil and Gas Wastes http://www.gao.gov/assets/150/147952.pdf Josh Homer · commented on http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/01/05/some-states-confirm-water-pollution-from-drilling/4328859/ “Good ole republican deregulation in action. I live in rural West Texas, and our water is poison. We have to buy water to … Continue reading →

UPDATE Jan 2015 Here is a pic of me and Benzene in the background of a city video protesting at Ecofest 2014… UPDATE Sept 12 2014 How ironic that blood money from drilling that funds the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation account … Continue reading →

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10 steps to Safer Drilling

I live at ground zero for urban drilling.
We have about 60 padsites in our 99 sq mile town here in Arlington TX.

Our state and local governement will not enforce these two laws....
1) TEX LG. CODE ANN. A§ 253.005 : Texas Statutes – Section 253.005: LEASE OF OIL, GAS, OR MINERAL LAND
“(c) A well may not be drilled in the thickly settled part of the municipality..”

No person shall discharge from any source whatsoever one or more
air contaminants or combinations thereof, in such concentration and
of such duration as are or may tend to be injurious to or to adversely
affect human health or welfare, animal life, vegetation, or property, or
as to interfere with the normal use and enjoyment of animal life, vegetation, or property.
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We had a drill spill in Lake Arlington, our drinking source, a couple of years ago. We also have about 100 drilling laterals under our lake that are at migration risk for seismic events and or cement failures.

We have had maybe a dozen gas release emission events over the last few years that I am aware of.

The following are the items lacking in our URBAN oil and gas drilling ordinance….................

1. Use electric rigs & and use nondiesel compressors and fracking and lift compressors and compressor stations (but do not use field DIRTY GAS). Blowdowns of compressors whose excess goes to the storage tanks should have Vapor Recovery Systems rather than venting.

8. The setback away from people should be substantial. Rural method drilling is not acceptable in urban areas. An environmental tester who has a Phd said that the health effects are being seen downwind from about 1,800 – 2,500 feet. Local and state gov. need to test for methane leaks with FLIR cameras.

Lets elect officials that will ensure a protective Oil & Gas Drilling oversight. This is in our “collective” power so we must all become active to be proactive because reactive measures are too costly.